Children`s Textile and Apparel Testing

Children`s textile and apparel brands, suppliers, and manufacturers rely on Intertek to ensure your products comply with safety regulations worldwide, while also assuring quality to meet consumer expectations.

IQS`s extensive network of more than 1000 labs and offices in 100 countries  offers both local and global support with precision for your children`s textile testing  and apparel testing  needs. IQS`s Total Quality Assurance solutions help you ensure your children`s apparel meets standards such as the  U.S. Consumer product safety improvement act (CPSIA), EU REACH, Canada consumer product safety act (CCPSA),China's GB standards , Washington State Children`s Safe Products Act and california's proposition 65 . IQS also offers a Trim qualification program  to provide children`s apparel and footwear retailers, vendors and trim suppliers the transparency and traceability necessary to rely on component testing under the CPSC testing and certification rule .

Our experienced test engineers use sophisticated equipment and processes for textile safety testing to evaluate:

• Chemicals – lead, cadmium, nickel, phthalates, restricted dyes (Azo and disperse), pesticides, flame retardants, formaldehyde, etc.
• Flammability – textiles, general wearing apparel and children`s sleepwear
• Labeling – fiber, fur and faux fur, care instructions, stuffed articles (law labels) and country of origin
• Mechanical hazards – drawstrings, small parts and sharp points and edges

In addition, IQS offers comprehensive textile performance testing for your children`s apparel products, including evaluating:

• Attachment, tear, tensile and seam strength
• Colorfastness to washing, chlorine bleach, non-chlorine bleach, crocking and light
• Moisture management, thermal protection and appearance
• Defect analysis
• Compliance to various U.S. and international standards